Mick Whelan

John Michael Whelan (born 1960) is the 18th General Secretary of the British trade union ASLEF, a position he has held since 2011.

Whelan was elected General Secretary of ASLEF on 11 October 2011,[2] when he received 3683 votes compared to 3458 for Simon Weller.

[4] He is also Editor of Aslef Journal (a nominal position for the General Secretary), published by TU ink.

Whelan supports Brexit as he believes that "the EU has become a rich man’s club which offers plenty for the boss class – but very little for the ordinary hard-working men and women trying to earn a living".

[7] He is married to Lorraine Phelan MBE, the Chief Biomedical Scientist for special haematology at St Mary's Hospital, London.